Results for "Vocalist"

Paloma Muñoz

Paloma was born in Cordoba, Argentina. At an early age she started singing and dancing Argentine folklore and Tango in Festivals and Concerts inside the country. At the age of 18 she started the career of Audiovisual Communication and then she ventured to the world of Theatre. Now she just finished a Conservatory of Musical Theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC and is ready to take the stage with her passion!

Kevin Reed

Born: November 12

Kevin studied at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre and worked for many years as a professional actor. As a singer, his major influences were Mark Murphy, Johnny Hartman, and Mel Torme. From 2008 to 2012 he studied privately with Hans Halt. In 2009 he was accepted to the Stanford Jazz Workshop and received an emerging artist grant from the Nevada Arts Council. Kevin has performed or recorded with Randy Porter, Dena DeRose, Steve Christofferson, Andrew Speight, Grant Levin, Ed Corey, Andy Heglund and Hans Halt. In 2012 Kevin collaborated with members of the group The Collective, performing the works of Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and Duke Ellington

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Adele M Wilding

Born: January 11

Award-winning Adele M. Wilding is a multi-talented singer/songwriter and composer/arranger. In addition to rich, soul-inflected vocals, Wilding’s material showcases her gifts as a songwriter and interpreter of classic jazz, soul and pop standards. She paid her dues on the UK music scene, performing in notable jazz and singer-songwriter venues, inclusive of London and Glasgow. UK highlights include solo and duo performances at the Vortex Jazz Club, London and appearances at the Tavistock Music & Arts Festival, Devon (2006) and the Edinburgh Fringe (2009). Wilding has released three self-produced, commercial CDs: Emeralds (& Other Little Gems) (2004, Blue Dawn Records/Indie), Sketches On Blue: Limited Edition EP (2005, Blue Dawn Records/Indie) and Portholes & Skylights: Limited Edition EP (2009, ProdiGal Records/Indie)

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Francesca Amari

Born: November 19, 1961

Francesca Amari is an acclaimed, versatile singer who has performed in some of the top-rated cabaret clubs from New York to Hollywood, including Birdland Jazz Club, The Triad, 92nd ST Y and The Metropolitan Room in NYC and The Gardenia, E Spot Lounge and Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. She’s earned critical reviews for her entertaining cabaret shows, and sings everything from jazz standards, show tunes and big band to classic oldies, swing and Motown! A set list can vary from Orange Colored Sky to Light My Fire, I’ve Got the Music in Me, Crazy and I Will Survive! Amari is known for her song interpretation and her honest, accessible and personal style of connecting with her audiences, who often leave her shows feeling like they were just visiting with her in her living room

Ronald Draper

Born: December 17, 1983

Christy Bennett

Born: November 15, 1983

Chicago singer Christy Bennett has been influenced by and performed the work other share of jazz legends, but her specialty is uncovering the gifts of lesser known songwriters, especially women. On her new album, Good Morning Heartache: the Music of Irene Higginbotham, she explores the work of an overlooked ‘40s composer (nice of the great swing trombonist J.C. Higginbotham) who is perhaps best known for her work with Billie Holiday but also wrote songs recorded by Anita O’Day, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee and Nat King Cole.

Julie Slim

Born: July 12, 1960

Julie is a multilingual, multicultural vocalist who sings in Arabic, French, English, Portugese, and Spanish. With a focus on jazz and world music, Julie brings forth her cultural influences in her music, reviving American and international jazz and pop standards between the 1920's and 1960's with her unique arrangements and rich, warm vocals, while also mixing in her own compositions. She currently lives in Austin, TX.

Julie Slim & RendezVous is the project closest to her heart, a collaborative quintet with Austin musicians, specializing in French, American and international standards from the 1920s to the 1960s. Julie is honored to feature special arrangements by jazz legend, Dr. James Polk. The band premiered in 2013 to a sold out house at Esquina Tango in Austin, TX with Dr. James Polk on keyboards, Roberto Paolo Riggio on violin, Michael Stevens on bass, Michael Maddux on accordion and Ethan Vlah on percussion. Since then, RendezVous has performed widely and become a meeting place for many talented local musicians and budding friendships. Julie has self-produced a 3-song EP, a five-song live EP recorded in Austin, TX, and a full length album, Promenade Sentimentale, an 11-track journey through the many faces of love from loss to discovery. Over the years, Julie has revisited her Lebanese roots, expanding her musical repertoire to include Arabic music. Julie began her musical life in Musical Theatre in Allentown, PA. In 2009, she cofounded Layalina with oud player, Sari Andoni. Julie has also collaborated with Austin's 1001 Nights Orchestra, Ojàla, Indimaj, and Atlas Maior and has appeared on stage with Ann Hampton Callaway. She is a member of Swan Songs, an organization that fulfills musical wishes for senior citizens. She is also a member of the Threshold Choir, an international volunteer organization of women who sing for patients on their final journeys, locally at Hospice Austin's Christopher House where she and her Threshold Choir sing every Tuesday morning.

Sibyl English

SIBYL ENGLISH IS THE REAL DEAL! Spotlight, Center Stage & On the Move –– "The Singing Songbird" First and foremost, Sibyl English is a true entertainer. With 20+ years of professional stage experience to her credit, this international veteran vocalist/actress, starred for nearly ten years as leading lady in several Off- Broadway and national touring productions. Stamina, showmanship and true star-appeal is what makes audiences around the globe love her. To her fans, she is warmly greeted as, The People’s Diva!